Love Is Only in the Movies

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Love Is Only in the Movies
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Genre Romantic, comedy, drama
Created by ABS-CBN Studios
Heart Yngrid
Directed byGB Sampedro and Richard Arellano
Starring Zanjoe Marudo
Mariel Rodriguez
Opening theme"Way Back Into Love" by Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerMavic Holgado Oducayen
Running time30-45 minutes
Production companyLMD Unit COP Unit
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2010-02-01) 
February 12, 2010 (2010-02-12)

Love Is Only in the Movies is the fifth installment of the Precious Hearts Romances Presents series. The series stars Zanjoe Marudo and Mariel Rodriguez. The series is based on the novel written by Filipino romance author, Heart Yngrid. [1]

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Plot

The story of Sheye (Mariel Rodriguez), a certified movie fanatic who spent her younger years with her grandmother re-enacting famous movie scenes together. Due to unexpected circumstances, she grew up using her acting skills not to pursue a showbiz career but to become a professional impostor, fabrication specialist and a reality actress rolled into one. In one of her projects, she met Xander (Zanjoe Marudo), a certified playboy who does not believe in love. [2]

Synopsis

The series begins with Sheye and her grandparents, which then her grandfather dies. In the latter, it shows that Sheye works as an extra for films and lives with her grandma, she also has a part-time job that is... an impostor. Her next job is to act as a prostitute and to get Xander, a director and playboy, and bring him back to his ex-girlfriend who instructs to leave Xander in the motel room and then Sheye's job unfortunately she doesn't show up, leaving Xander alone thinking Sheye has escaped stealing all his money. Sheye now has the money, her grandma is rushed to the hospital and needs to go under surgery, Sheye thinks to use the money. She then has another customer, the customer asks her to act as the lost daughter of her brother who has diabetes so that he can be well. Sheye then does her job, knowing Xander is the son of the customer, they encounter each other, Xander thinking that Sheye is an impostor and that no one can be sure if she is really his cousin, he then falls in love with Sheye so does Shey fall in love with him. Sheye's grandma visits Sheye in their customer's house seeing the customer's brother and confronts him that why did he abandon his daughter which turns out true, the series end Sheye and Xander discover that they are not blood-related.

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Main cast

Supporting cast

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References

  1. "Mariel Rodriguez and Zanjoe Marudo will have a love scene in Love is only in the Movies". PEP. February 1, 2010.
  2. "Love Is Only In The Movies". TV Shows. ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2010.